This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 4:40 pm: South Korea confirms another 87 cases South Korean health officials confirmed another 87 cases, bringing the country’s total to 433. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 62 of […]
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Malaysia says American coronavirus case from Westerdam cruise ship now tests negative for virus
Malaysian health authorities on Saturday said an American passenger of a cruise liner docked in Cambodia has now tested negative for the novel coronavirus, a week after she had been declared the country’s 22nd confirmed virus case. The 83-year-old woman was the first passenger from the MS Westerdam, run by […]
China brings in seven cruise ships to house Wuhan medical workers, state media reports
The Yangtze River luxury cruise ship “Blue Whale” set sail from Chongqing and arrived in Wuhan, providing comfortable temporary accommodation for medical workers. Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images China is bringing in seven cruise ships to house medical workers in Wuhan, state media said on Saturday, at a time […]
Trump plans to raise issue of religious freedom with Indian Prime Minister Modi, official says
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump during the G20 Osaka Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump will raise the issue of religious freedom in India during his meetings with Prime […]
Tokyo postpones training for Olympics volunteers over virus fears
People wearing masks walk at streets on February 11, 2020, in Tokyo, Japan. David Mareuil | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Organizers for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics have postponed training for volunteers because of the spread of the coronavirus in Japan. Training was scheduled to be held starting Saturday […]
Boeing to expand 737 Max inspections, sources say
In this Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, file photo, a Boeing worker walks in view of a 737 MAX jet in Renton, Wash. Elaine Thompson | AP Teams looking in the fuel tanks of brand new Boeing 737 Max planes for foreign object debris will expand their inspections, sources familiar with […]
Coronavirus live updates: China reports 109 more deaths as total cases cross 76,000
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 9:22 am: China reports 109 additional deaths China’s National Health Commission reported an additional 109 deaths, almost all in Hubei province. That brings the country’s death toll to 2,345 people, according to government […]
Bernie Sanders looks to young Latinos for edge in Nevada caucuses
Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) arrive to his Get Out the Early Vote rally at Valley High School on February 21, 2020 in Santa Ana, California. David McNew | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Elizabeth Barajas Vasquez, an 18-year-old Bernie Sanders supporter, has been having some […]
Free trading fuels rampant speculation in stocks like Tesla and Virgin Galactic
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Cybertruck at the TeslaDesign Studio in Hawthorne, Calif. The cracked window glass occurred during a demonstration on the strength of the glass. Robert Hanashiro | USA TODAY | Reuters Small investors are flocking to high-flying growth stocks after the brokerage industry made trading free. […]
Jim Cramer says Facebook, Snap, Twitter and Pinterest earnings were ‘about the expectations’
The four major social media companies are all performing well, but the diverging moves that the corresponding stocks made coming off earnings were have been defined by investor expectations, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. The “Mad Money” host crowned the stocks of Twitter and Pinterest as winners; denoted Facebook and […]